When I reread The Hobbit as a college student, it occurred to me that the Battle of Five Armies might more or less be a parody of what actually happened in the first World War.
These comparisons are generalizations and not meant to be definitive.
Dwarves: Russia
Elves: France
Men: Britain
Goblins: Germany
Wargs/Wolves: Austria
Eagles: United States.
It only works as far as the number of parties involved and the number of major powers on each side. Not to mention in The Hobbit it is less about entangled alliances (well, you could argue otherwise) and more about good versus evil.
That last one makes the theory all the more plausible, because don't they swoop in to save the day at the last second?
I'm not sure how I feel about the Lord of the Rings being a parody of the second World War. It works on some levels, but like any metaphor it only holds so much water.
Anyway, food for thought. As an old professor of mine used to say, you can put that in your spiritual pipe and smoke it. Not sure when I'm going to go see The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies, but I will definitely tell you about it when I go see it.
See you in the Shire!
These comparisons are generalizations and not meant to be definitive.
Dwarves: Russia
Elves: France
Men: Britain
Goblins: Germany
Wargs/Wolves: Austria
Eagles: United States.
It only works as far as the number of parties involved and the number of major powers on each side. Not to mention in The Hobbit it is less about entangled alliances (well, you could argue otherwise) and more about good versus evil.
That last one makes the theory all the more plausible, because don't they swoop in to save the day at the last second?
I'm not sure how I feel about the Lord of the Rings being a parody of the second World War. It works on some levels, but like any metaphor it only holds so much water.
Anyway, food for thought. As an old professor of mine used to say, you can put that in your spiritual pipe and smoke it. Not sure when I'm going to go see The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies, but I will definitely tell you about it when I go see it.
See you in the Shire!